Holder for porable terminal

ABSTRACT

A holder allowing a portable terminal to be held selectively on a waist or thigh is provided. The holder for a portable terminal comprises an accommodating unit for accommodating the portable terminal, and plural wearing units for having the accommodating unit worn on a body. The plural wearing units include a thigh fixing band worn on the thigh, a belt fixing band suspended on a waist belt, and a waist belt band having only an inserting unit slightly wider than the width of the belt. The units are attached to the accommodating unit.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

[0001] The present invention relates to a holder for a personal terminal such as a portable personal computer on a body of a user.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0002] A portable terminal such as a portable personal computer is getting smaller and lighter recently. Therefore, in order that a user carries the portable terminal to an outdoor, the portable terminal is designed to be worn on the body of the user directly or with a holder.

[0003] A conventional holder for a portable terminal will be explained below with referring to the drawing. FIG. 3 is an outline view a holder attached to a body. A holding member 23 through which a waist belt 24 of trousers or the like passes is provided on a case 22 of a portable terminal 21. When using the portable terminal 21 worn on the waist of the body, the user wears the waist belt 24 by passing between the case 22 of the portable terminal 21 and the holding member 23.

[0004] Regarding this holder for a portable terminal, a wearing position of the portable terminal is limited to the waist of a body. When working in an outside, for example, a user often wears working tools on a waist belt, and thus, the space for wearing the portable terminal may not be available, or the portable terminal may be damaged by the tools.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

[0005] A holder, for holding a portable terminal, wearable selectively on a waist or thigh is provided.

[0006] The holder comprises an accommodating unit for accommodating the portable terminal, and plural wearing units attached to the accommodating unit for wearing the accommodating unit selectively on the thigh or waist of a body. As a result, flexibly depending on the usage, the portable terminal can be worn on either the thigh or the waist.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0007]FIG. 1 is an outline view a holder for a portable terminal worn on a thigh according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[0008]FIG. 2 is an outline view the holder for a portable terminal on a waist according to the embodiment.

[0009]FIG. 3 is an outline view of a conventional holder holding a portable terminal.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

[0010] An exemplary embodiment of the present invention will be described below while referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2.

[0011]FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 are outline views of a holder for a portable terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 particularly shows the holder worn on a thigh, and FIG. 2 particularly shows the holder worn on the waist. A portable terminal 1 is accommodated in an accommodating unit 2. The accommodating unit 2 comprises a cushion pad 3 made of highly heat insulating material and an air-permeable mesh case 4 made of highly heat insulating material. Above the mesh case 4, an opening 2 a through which the portable terminal 1 is put in and out of the accommodating unit 2, and a mesh lid 4 a covering the opening are provided. The heat insulating material for the cushion pad 3, mesh case 4, and lid 4 a is preferred to be made of flexible material having a high heat insulating performance such as cloth or molded material. The cushion pad 3 includes a thigh fixing band 5 for fixing stably to a thigh 11, a belt fixing band 6 for suspending the holder on a belt 13 of a waist 12, and a waist belt band 7 through which the belt 13 passes.

[0012] When the user wears the portable terminal 1 on the thigh 11, the cushion pad 3 of the accommodating unit 2 attaches to the thigh 11, and the thigh fixing band 5 is wound and fixed around the thigh 11. In this case, the thigh fixing band 5 allows the portable terminal 1 to descend due to its own weight. The belt fixing band 6 through which the belt 13 passes is suspended on the belt 13 of the waist 12, and thereby, holds the portable terminal 1 stably on the thigh 11.

[0013] As shown in FIG. 2, In the case that the portable terminal 1 is held in the accommodating unit 2 on the belt 13 of the waist 12, the belt 13 passes through the waist belt band 7 of the accommodating unit 2. As a result, the portable terminal 1 can be stably worn on the waist 12.

[0014] Thus, the portable terminal can be worn not only on the waist but also on the thigh selectively. Even when holding working tools on the waist belt, the user can wear the portable terminal on the thigh, and the tools do not damage the portable terminal.

[0015] Meanwhile, the cushion pad 3 insulates the heat generated by the portable terminal 1 and prevents the heat from being transferred to the thigh 11. Moreover, since the outer surface of the portable terminal 1 is naturally cooled in the air through the mesh case 4 and lid 4 a and thus is prevented from temperature rise. The pitch and thickness of the mesh are determined so that a hand or skin may not touch the portable terminal 1. Therefore, without the heat transferred to the hand or skin, the portable terminal 1 can be cooled and prevented from the temperature rise.

[0016] A portion of the accommodating unit 2 may be made of heat transfer material and tightly contacts the portable terminal 1, and thus releases the heat.

[0017] Besides, the thigh fixing band 5 or belt fixing band 6 having a adjustable length allows the holder for the portable terminal to be worn stably depending on the physique of the user.

[0018] The opening 2 a, through which the portable terminal 1 is put in and out of the accommodating unit 2, above the accommodating unit 2 allows the portable terminal to be easily put in and out even when the accommodating unit 2 is worn on the thigh 11 or waist 12.

[0019] According to the present invention, the accommodating unit is worn on the thigh with the thigh fixing band and suspended on the waist belt with the belt fixing band through which the belt passes. And the holder thus allows the portable terminal to be worn on the thigh or waist flexibly depending on the usage with a few constituent members. In addition, the accommodated portable terminal has the outer surface cooled naturally in the air and thus is prevented from a temperature rise. 

What is claimed is:
 1. A holder for a portable terminal for wearing the portable terminal on a body, comprising: an accommodating unit for accommodating the portable terminal; and a plurality of wearing units disposed on said accommodating unit for having said accommodating unit held on at least one of a thigh and waist of the body.
 2. The holder for the portable terminal of claim 1, wherein said wearing units include: a first wearing unit wound around the thigh of the body; and a second wearing unit for limiting a movement of said accommodating unit to a substantially right angle against a winding direction of said first wearing unit.
 3. The holder for the portable terminal of claim 2, wherein said second wearing unit is fixed to said accommodating unit at one end and has a suspensible structure worn on a waist of the body at one end and.
 4. The holder for the portable terminal of claim 2, wherein said second wearing unit comprises an inserting unit through which a waist belt worn on the waist of the body is inserted.
 5. The holder for the portable terminal of claim 2, wherein said first wearing unit comprises a first adjustment mechanism for adjusting a length of a part wound around a thigh of the body, and wherein said second wearing unit comprises a second adjustment mechanism for adjusting a distance between said accommodating unit and a waist of the body.
 6. The holder for the portable terminal of claim 1, wherein said accommodating unit comprises a third wearing unit having only an inserting unit wider than a width of a waist belt worn on a waist of the body.
 7. The holder for the portable terminal of claim 1, wherein at least a portion of said accommodating unit is made of an air-permeable mesh member.
 8. The holder for the portable terminal of claim 7, wherein a thickness of said mesh member is determined so as to prevent the body from touching the portable terminal from an outside of said accommodating unit.
 9. The holder for the portable terminal of claim 7, wherein a mesh interval of said mesh member is determined so as to prevent the body from touching the portable terminal from an outside of said accommodating unit.
 10. The holder for the portable terminal of claim 1, wherein said accommodating unit comprises a heat insulating material provided at a side attached to the body.
 11. The holder for the portable terminal of claim 1, wherein at least a portion of said accommodating unit is made of heat transfer material.
 12. The holder for the portable terminal of claim 1, further comprising a lid provided on said accommodating unit, wherein an opening is formed on said accommodating unit, and said lid covers the opening. 